Melcher, Gershom F. (1831-1876)

Name:

Melcher, Gershom F. (1831-1876)

Other Names:

Melcher, Gershom Flagg

Born:

05/22/1831

Birthplace:

Exeter, NH

Died:

11/17/1876

Death Location:

Portsmouth, NH (probably)

Residence:

Exeter, NH -- born & raised
Somersworth, NH -- boarded, 1850 (census)
Portsmouth, NH -- by 1856; boarded 1860s, 1870 (directories, census)

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Watchmaker and Jeweler -- 1850-75
Watchmaker and jeweler -- Somersworth 1850 census
Watchmaker --- Portsmouth 1856, 1860/61, 1867 directories
Retail Jewelry Store -- Portsmouth 1870 census

Father:

Melcher, Daniel (1799-1874)

Mother:

Folsom, Nancy Young (1802-1867)

Relations:

Business: boarded at the home of Albert Wakefield (c.1820-), watchmaker and jeweler, Somersworth, NH, 1850
Nephew: Frederic Gershom Melcher (1879-1963; son of Edwin Forrest Melcher), nationally known publisher. Probably named for his uncle, Gershom F. Melcher.
Siblings:
Melcher, Daniel Flagg (c.1824-1903; b. Exeter, NH; m. Sarah N. Severance; res. West Springfield, MA; children)
Melcher, Charles Henry (1829-; b. Exeter, NH; machinist)
Melcher, Mary Olivia (1833-1893; b. Exeter, NH; m. Jeremiah Parker, Malden, MA, 1859)
Melcher, William P. (1836-1838, b.d. Exeter)
Melcher, William P. (c.1839-; b. Exeter)
Melcher, Ann Elizabeth (1841-; m. George E. Lawrence of Epping, NH, 1866)
Melcher, Edwin Forrest (1844-1897; m. Alice J. Bartlett of MA, 1875; res. Exeter, NH, and Boston, MA; children)
Parents: Nancy Young Folsom (1802-1867, b.Exeter) and Daniel Melcher (1799-1874, b. Exeter or Portsmouth), m. 1823, Exeter, NH; Daniel was a carriage maker in Exeter (1850 census).
Grandparents: Mary and James Folsom of Exeter, NH

Spouse:

Vennard, Abbie U. (1843/4-1905), 1871, Portsmouth

Notes:

M. Abbie U. Vennard (a.k.a. Venard) (1843/4-1905), 1871, Portsmouth, N.H. Abbie was the daughter of Adiadne Vennard.
SEE ALSO: Maker/Artist field -- Melcher, Gershom F.
SEE ALSO (niece): Melcher, Marguerite F.
SEE ALSO (great-nephew): Melcher, Daniel